Conjugation table for Japanese verb nigiru - to grasp 握る

The conjugations and English meanings are automatically generated and not all forms are always relevant for all verbs.
This is for a guide only - please double-check if you need to use the information for something important!

Passive

The passive - like in English - is used when something is done to someone/something by someone/something else.
My bag was stolen, He hit me etc

Kuruma ga nusumaremashita

My car was stolen

Sono hon wa kyonen kakaremashita

The book was written last year

The passive can also be used in a slightly different way in Japanese to express when something regrettable
happens to someone. Eg. rather than saying Fred's mother died (Fred san no okasan shinimashita) the passive could be used
to express regret over the situation: Fred san wa okasan ni shinarimashita

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English Meanings (BETA)

The English meanings are written out automatically based on present, past, past particle and gerund etc.

They are included to give a rough idea of how the particular tense is used but may not always be totally correct for each verb.
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